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Executive Coaching · Vetted by Zant ✓

Ash Varma

Executive Coaching · Executive coach to women leaders; former CFO, COO and international tax attorney.

“A great listener and a coach who pairs real business judgment with candid advice that helps you lead at a bigger scale without losing who you are.”

5 careers

Law, finance, ops & startups

Hundreds

Hours coaching women leaders

60 min

none · English

Ash Varma

Client Outcomes

Career 2.0

V&E comms director's move built on his existing skills & interests

SVP

Insurance SVP called it one of her most rewarding growth experiences

1 → Team

From one executive to her reports and full team: aligned, accountable

You'll walk away with

  • Stronger executive presence, confidence and influence in the rooms that matter
  • A clear plan to move from professional excellence to enterprise leadership
  • Practical tools for delegation, accountability and difficult conversations
  • A strategy for visibility, sponsorship and your next advancement
  • A leadership team that is more aligned and executes as one

Works with

C-Suite ExecutivesEmerging LeadersEntrepreneursHealthcare LeadersTech ProfessionalsWomen in LeadershipNon-profit LeadersStartup Founders

About me

Ash Varma is an Executive Coach & Former CFO, whose career spans law, finance, entrepreneurship, and talent management. He has served as an international tax attorney, CFO, entrepreneur and COO/CFO of several talent management firms. Today, Ash coaches executives, high...

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Testimonials

On coaching

“My first meeting with Ash was electric. He is the best listener I have ever met, which enables him to target his counsel and guidance with fierce strategic accuracy. During our first meeting we constructed a map consisting of many boxes. These boxes have become, about six months after our first meeting, my company, LYS Partners.”

Michelle Spiro

Cofounder, LYS Partners (former executive, Warnaco/Calvin Klein Underwear)

“I consulted Ash when my career was at a crossroads. I was leaving journalism after about two decades and had no clue what was next. Ash worked a miracle, coaching me to sketch out a Career 2.0 vision that built on my skills and interests. In six short sessions, I was off and running in corporate comms, a career I continue to enjoy more than a decade later.”

Nathan Koppel

Director of Communications, Vinson & Elkins

“I was at a pivotal moment in my career when I met Ash. It was also important to me that I find someone who really understood the unique challenges women can face. Ash not only understood the challenges, he listened attentively, formulated an objective perspective, and guided us towards a strategy. With Ash, I have learned to strengthen my leadership skills, move out of my comfort zone, overcome limiting beliefs, and most importantly, I have learned how to think more strategically about my leadership path.”

Jennifer Ramthun

National Account Manager, TIDI Products

“Working with Ash Varma, executive coach, was one of the most rewarding professional development experiences of my career. Despite decades of success in the insurance claims industry, the experience opened my eyes to opportunities for growth that I hadn’t fully recognized and challenged me to think differently about my potential.”

Senior Vice President

Insurance Industry

On leadership & business

“Under Ash’s outstanding leadership and fiscal discipline, we were able to substantially increase our annual revenues and nearly double our operating cash flow in a little less than 18 months, ultimately resulting in a sale at a premium price. I would highly recommend him for his integrity, experience, versatility, educational background and his unique ability to solve complex problems.”

Terry Myers

Former Local Sales Manager, Capitol Outdoor

“Ash Varma personifies exemplary leadership. Ash is a visionary with integrity, confidence and wisdom. His transparent leadership style is of a coaching and mentoring nature. He has superior intuition and insight on how to empower his team members by delegating and encouraging new opportunities for growth and development.”

Tamyko McCaskill Brown

Former Colleague, Capitol Outdoor

Real feedback from real sessions

FAQ

Common questions

Yes. You can book recurring 1:1 sessions weekly, biweekly, or monthly with the same coach to build compounding momentum, or book different vetted experts across the zant Directory as new challenges arise.

Ash Varma